Tiffany & The Dutch
Jan. 2025 · Albany First Church · Ricoh GRIIIx HDF
ƒ/2.8 · 1/40 · 26 · ISO 3200
One of the great pieces of American cultural heritage found in New York State, the First Church in Albany is home to these effortlessly beautiful Tiffany windows. The barrel-vaulted nave is enclosed on both sides by six-bay aisles. Slender Christo-Corinthian style columns divide the bays and both the upper and lower registers are windowed. One of Tiffany's most subtle accomplishments, the windows of the nave are devoid of any of his famous iconography. Tiffany had at times even convinced synagogues to decorate with pictorial glass, but here the reformed church opted for plain windows with simple geometrical borders. This program is thoroughly Protestant. The quality of the glass used is second to none. The hue thrown by these windows is nearly tangible.
Nike
Jun. 2025 · Court of Appeals · Ricoh GRIIIx HDF
ƒ/5.6 · 1/4000 · 26 · ISO 1600
One of Albany's architectural gems, the State Court of Appeals Building was designed by architect Henry Rector for the original purpose of simple state offices. At the time, the Court was across the street in the Capitol. Modeled after the Ionic order on the Temple Athena Nike on the Acropolis in Athens, these columns are less dramatic than their towering Corinthian neighbors at State Ed, however their finesse give the State’s highest court a fitting home – the Ionic order is rarely surpassed, and it takes more than sheer monumentality to do so. The fluted columns feature a very slight entasis that can be (correctly) difficult to see. The marble was mined, in the Ancient fashion, by prisoners at sing-sing. Inside is one of the grand interior architectural achievements in American history. The Henry Hobson Richardson designed court room was moved piece by piece from the Capitol to the new court. The carved oak paneling survived both the 1911 Capitol fire and a 1959 fire at the courthouse. The work was fine enough to elicit the compliment from the Lord Chief Justice of England that it was the “finest court room in the world”.
Nike
June 2025 · East Capitol Parl · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/5.6 · 1/4000 · 26.0mm · ISO 1600
One of Albany's architectural gems, the State Court of Appeals Building was designed by architect Henry Rector for the original purpose of simple state offices. At the time, the Court was across the street in the Capitol. Modeled after the Ionic order on the Temple Athena Nike on the Acropolis in Athens, these columns are less dramatic than their towering Corinthian neighbors at State Ed, however their finesse give the State’s highest court a fitting home – the Ionic order is rarely surpassed, and it takes more than sheer monumentality to do so. The fluted columns feature a very slight entasis that can be (correctly) difficult to see. The marble was mined, in the Ancient fashion, by prisoners at sing-sing. Inside is one of the grand interior architectural achievements in American history. The Henry Hobson Richardson designed court room was moved piece by piece from the Capitol to the new court. The carved oak paneling survived both the 1911 Capitol fire and a 1959 fire at the courthouse. The work was fine enough to elicit the compliment from the Lord Chief Justice of England that it was the “finest court room in the world”.
December 2025 · · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/13 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Prepared for the Season
Dec. 2025 · Center Square · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/10 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Palazo De Albany
Nov. 2025 · Washington Park · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/100 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Snowy Tricentenial
Dec. 2024 · Tricentenial Square · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/5.6 · 1/100 · 26.0mm · ISO 100
Seasonal Lights
Dec. 2025 · Center Square · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/13 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
American Eclectic
Nov. 2025 · Washington Park · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/50 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Temple to Education
Nov. 2025 · West Capitol Park · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/80 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Marquee
Dec. 2025 · Clinton Square · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/40 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
In Between
Sept. 2025 · Empire State Plaza · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/4 · 26.0mm · ISO 640
Sand-Stones
June 2025 · Eagle Street · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/6.3 · 1/100 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Weathering the Storm
Jan. 2025 · Englewood Place · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/3.5 · 1/40 · 26.0mm · ISO 4000
Wrought Iron
Dec. 2025 · Center Square · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/13 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
French Style, American Stones
June 2025 · State Street · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/8.0 · 1/4000 · 26.0mm · ISO 1600
Winter's Rose
Dec. 2024 · The Cathedral of All Saints · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/4.5 · 1/400 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Municiple Gas
Dec. 2025 · State Street · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/20 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
μαυσωλεῖον
June 2025 · Albany Rural Cemetary · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/5.6 · 1/800 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Justice
July 2025 · Tricentenial Square · E-M10 Mark III
ƒ/5.6 · 1/800 · 150.0mm · ISO 200
House of the Muses
Sept. 2025 · Empire State Plaza · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/6 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Brutal Angles
Sept. 2025 · Empire State Plaza · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/5.6 · 1/25 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Albany's Cloisters
June 2025 · SUNY Albany Campus · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/4.5 · 1/250 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Behind the Gate
June 2025 · Eagle Street · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/6.3 · 1/125 · 26.0mm · ISO 200
Condensation
Dec. 2025 · Pearl Street · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/15 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Leaded
Apr. 2025 · · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/7.1 · 1/4000 · 26.0mm · ISO 3200
Above and Below
Sept. 2025 · Empire State Plaza · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/7.1 · 1/10 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Warmth?
Jan. 2025 · Empire State Plaza · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/3.5 · 1/40 · 26.0mm · ISO 400
Steps Up
Sept. 2025 · Alfred E. Smith Building · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/9.0 · 1/5 · 26.0mm · ISO 6400
Copula
Apr. 2025 · State Education Building · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/4.5 · 1/500 · 26.0mm · ISO 3200
Nike
June 2025 · Achademy Park · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/5.6 · 1/4000 · 26.0mm · ISO 1600
Colonades
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Bird of Prey
June 2025 · Academy Park · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/8.0 · 1/3200 · 26.0mm · ISO 1600
Tiffany and the Dutch
Jan. 2025 · First Church Albany · RICOH GR IIIx HDF
ƒ/2.8 · 1/40 · 26.0mm · ISO 3200
